Applications for 2019 ASEAN, India and Indonesia BRIDGE School Partnerships Programs have been extended until 4 November 2018. BRIDGE partnerships aim to build intercultural dialogue and global competency within your school.

The program focuses on building teacher capability in:- strengthening intercultural understanding and values- building new technology skills for teaching and learning- developing sustainable school partnerships- establishing and supporting a community of learners.

For further information and details on how to register, please visit the website. Should you have any queries about the application process or require an extension to apply please email bridge@asialink.unimelb.edu.au.

The ASAA conference 2018 will include a dedicated postgraduate workshop on 2 July 2018. The workshop is open to all postgraduate members of the ASAA. Postgraduates wishing to attend the work are strongly encouraged to attend the conference. Bursaries will be available.

Implementation of the new course prescriptions will commence from Term 1 2018.

Schools are reminded that study of the texts prescribed for the Year 12 course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course. This also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film of a novel.

The BRIDGE School Partnerships Project focuses on building teacher capability in the following areas:

- strengthening intercultural understanding and values

- building technology skills for teaching and learning

- developing sustainable school partnerships

- establishing and supporting a community of learners

It’s a regionally-acclaimed initiative that fosters intercultural capability, understanding about Australia’s place in the world, and where applicable, language learning (although language ability is not a requirement to participate in either of the programs).

Expressions of interest are invited from permanent employees interested in acting in the position of SEO1, Language Officer with Secondary Education at Oxford Street, position number 172644.The position is available from 27 January 2016 to 8 April 2016.

The position involves supporting curriculum initiatives and programs to support the teaching of languages 7-10.

An expression of interest, of no more than four pages in length, should be submitted to Elisabeth Robertson, A/Coordinator, Languages and Culture at elisabeth.robertson@det.nsw.edu.au by 5pm, Friday 26 February 2016.

The Sydney South East Asia Centre is offering five grants of $1000 to Australian schools wanting to improve student knowledge or engagement about Southeast Asia.

These grants are intended to fuel interest in Southeast Asia by introducing school students to aspects of Southeast Asian culture during their studies. For the purposes of the grant, Southeast Asia is defined as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

This professional learning opportuinity is for school leaders and teachers who are interested in cultivating an Asia literate school. Keynotes will focus on Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia and the skills needed for students to be successful. Schools will showcase whole-school approaches to Asia literacy and innovative practices in studies of Asia and Asian languages.

The AEF National Conference 2014 will be held at SMC Conference Centre, Sydney, from 16-17 June with an option of Day 3 professional learning master classes. Registrations are now open. The Conference provides the opportunity for schools, principals, teachers, teacher educators, education jurisdictions and professional bodies to share their practice in progressing Asia literacy. There are two ways you can do this: - 15 minute Spotlight on Schools presentation - 7 or 2 minute TeachMeet presentation Please see Call for presentations for further details about presentations, themes and how to submit a shortproposal. Applications close on Monday 7 April.

The AEF National Conference 2014 will be held in Sydney on 16-18 June 2014. Registration opens in February, however you can register your interest now (see below) to receive information about early bird discounts, group bookings etc. The conference focus is on cutting edge innovation in schools and in teacher education, professional learning and curriculum resources.